DAHI BHALLE

Dahi Bhalle

Dahi bhalle is most relished chaat in northern India.in southern parts too we get a similar version called dahi-vada.it is made of urad Dal dumplings which are fried and then soaked in hot water to make it soft. The texture of dumplings along with creamy yogurt and flavourful sweet and spicy chutneys make it a best snack to have during summers. Add papdi to make it papdi chaat. Here we present a simple recipe of bhalle which helps you to get fingerlicious Dahi bhalle which are hygienic in the comfort of your home.

Ingredients:-

1 cup split Urad Dal (soaked for minimum 3 hours and drained)

2-3 green chillies chopped

1 tsp. ginger grated

7-8 raisins (soaked)

3-4 cashews chopped

Chopped coriander

Salt to taste

½ tsp. black pepper powder

1 tbsp. oil

1 tbsp. gram flour

½ tsp. mustard seeds

Oil for deep frying

Dahi:-

500 grams thick yogurt

1 tbsp. powdered sugar

¼ tsp. black salt

½ tsp. roasted cumin powder

½ tsp. red chilly powder

2 tbsp. tamarind chutney

Coriander for garnishing

1 tbsp. boondi

Method:-

• Grind the Urad Dal finely without using just a little water. Add salt to this paste.

• Add chopped green chillies, chopped coriander, grated ginger, cashews and black pepper powder and stir well. Lastly add gram flour which helps it in frying and gives a nice brown colour.

• Heat oil in kadhai for deep frying.

• Apply oil in hands. Place 1 tbsp. of bhalle mixture in hand and carefully transfer the bhalla slowly into oil.it will inflate a little and will get brown. Firstly we must make bhalle as soon as we make the mixture. The fermented mixture tends to absorb more oil. You must check the oil by dropping a drop of bhalla mixture at start so that you have an idea about how it will come out.

• Heat water in a saucer pan and bring it to a boil. Switch off the flame and dip bhalle in warm water for 15 minutes. Squeeze of the water and refrigerate the bhalle for an hour at least.

• Take yogurt and pass it through sieve.it will become smooth and soft. Take 2 tbsp. of yogurt and blend sugar, salt and black salt in it.Mix this with remaining yogurt.

• Add cold bhalle to it and top it up with red chilly powder, roasted cumin powder, tamarind chutney, chopped coriander and boondi.

• Serve chilled.